拉埋天窗

Chinese

		to pull; to draw	shut; closed; together	skylight; hatchway; cupola skylight; hatchway; cupola; crack at the top of a cave or cliff that lets in light
trad. (拉埋天窗)		拉	埋	天窗
simp. #(拉埋天窗)		拉	埋	天窗
Literally: “to close up the skylight”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ maai⁴ tin¹ coeng¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laai¹ maai⁴ tin¹ coeng¹
    • Yale: lāai màaih tīn chēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ maai⁴ tin¹ tsoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lai¹ mai⁴ tin¹ cêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːi̯⁵⁵ maːi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

拉埋⫽天窗 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to get married; to tie the knot

   你哋兩個幾時拉埋天窗啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你哋两个几时拉埋天窗啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ dei⁶ loeng⁵ go³ gei² si⁴ laai¹ maai⁴ tin¹ coeng¹ aa³? [Jyutping]

   When are you two getting married?

   • 佢大佬一早拉埋天窗，生完一個又一個好可愛嘅王子公主，佢點會冇壓力呢？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     佢大佬一早拉埋天窗，生完一个又一个好可爱嘅王子公主，佢点会冇压力呢？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2018 January 15, 珍嬸, 開心新聞, in 《松柏之聲》, page 4

     keoi⁵ daai⁶ lou² jat¹ zou² laai¹ maai⁴ tin¹ coeng¹, saang¹ jyun⁴ jat¹ go³ jau⁶ jat¹ go³ hou² ho² oi³ ge³ wong⁴ zi² gung¹ zyu², keoi⁵ dim² wui⁵ mou⁵ aat³ lik⁶ ne¹? [Jyutping]

     His [Prince Harry's] elder brother [Prince William] got married long ago and begot a cute prince and princess, one after another. How can he not have pressure?

Synonyms

• 結婚／结婚 (jiéhūn)
• 完婚 (wánhūn)